January 2019
The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level.
Features
Top 10 space stories of 2018
Last year, a comet from another solar system visited our own, a star swung around our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, and a ghostly neutrino revealed its extragalactic source.
Meteor Crater inside and out
Take a trip to the bottom of the best-preserved impact crater on Earth.
America’s observatory enters a new age
Powered by plans laid long ago, Lowell Observatory is moving ahead with dramatic ideas for expansion and scientific greatness.
A deep-sky winter wonderland
Three areas of winter sky hold surprises for hunters of clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.
Test your telescope under the stars
Equipment guru Tom Trusock discusses simple methods to check and diagnose optical issues.
Testing PlaneWave’s 17-inch scope
The search for your ultimate telescope may be over.
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